Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson (1933-1992) was a Corporal of the US Army who won the Medal of Honor for his service during the Korean War.

Biography
Scott Wilson was born in Palomino Creek in Red County, California, a small town of 395 people. He was drafted into the US Army in 1950 and fought on the Yalu River against the army of the People's Republic of China during the Korean War. Wilson was a veteran of the intense Battle of Chosin Reservoir in November and December of 1950, in a battle reputed to have been intensely bloody and cold - bulletholes were frozen by the snow. Wilson was awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership in the battle, and promoted to Corporal. He left the military after the war's end in 1953 and returned home. Wilson died in 1992 and is buried at the Drive-Thru Confessions Church in his hometown of Palomino Creek.